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In the latest sign that the news is nuts, Donald Trump said the Middle East will have peace, including Hamas. I riff on why global events have become an avalanche of insanity.

Peace is not only possible but inevitable. We can see it in our lifetimes. You have to believe it first.

Ahed Tamimi is a world famous Palestinian activist. I break down a recent podcast appearance she gave, where, among other things, she says * her fight is against Jews and not Zionists, and * she wishes WW III would begin, so that it won't just be the Palestinians who suffer

Grisha Yakubovich served over 30 years in the Israeli army, including time leading the strategy and coordination of infrastructure projects in the Palestinian Territories. He was the last Israeli mayor of Gaza during the civil administration in Gaza in 1994. He runs Grisha Consulting which provides strategic consulting about projects in the West Bank to private companies, governments, and NGOs. 00...

Mustafa Akyol is a senior fellow on Islam and modernity at The Cato Institute. He is the author of several books, such as Islam Without Extremes and Reopening Muslim Minds. His latest book is called The Islamic Moses: https://www.amazon.com/Islamic-Moses-... Follow him on X: @AkyolinEnglish 00:00 Introduction to Mustafa Akyol's Work 01:42 The Role of Islamic Modernism 04:53 Theological Perspective...

Nati Dinnar is the co-founder and CEO of IZZY - streamisrael.tv, the premier platform dedicated to showcasing Israeli television and movies to international audiences.

Rawan Gabrielle Osman is the founder of Arabs Ask, which advocates online for the normalization between Arab countries and Israel. Follow Rawan on Instagram: rawanosman2024 X : @RawaneOsmane

Derek Penslar is the William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History. He is the director of undergraduate studies within the department and directs Harvard’s Center for Jewish Studies. 00:00 Introduction and Personal Background 00:20 Teaching History and Jewish Studies at Harvard 02:37 The Role of Military History in Understanding Israel 07:37 Challenges Faced by Jewish Students in Progressive Space...

Eylon Levy is the host of the Israel: State of a Nation podcast. Before that he was an Israeli government spokesman and the international media advisor to the President of Israel. Support Eylon's work: bit.ly/NID2024 Follow Eylon on X: @EylonALevy

Menachem Bombach is the president and CEO of Netzach Educational Network, which seeks to educate Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jews in math, English, science, civics and arts alongside high quality Torah studies. Check out Netzach here: https://netzach.org.il/en/home/

Aziz Alghashian is a SEPAD and CARPO Fellow, whose main topic of research is Saudi policy towards Israel. He has a PhD from the University of Essex where he taught International Relations, and Politics and Middle Eastern Studies. Follow Aziz on X: @AzizAlghashian 00:00 Introduction and Background 03:00 Misconceptions about Saudi Arabia 06:13 Saudi Arabia's Experience with Terrorism 08:58 Life...

Naomi Kahn is the director of the International Division of Regavim, an Israeli NGO that monitors and pursues legal action against illegal construction in Israel and in the West Bank. 00:00 Introduction and Background 03:00 Regavim: Impacting Israel's Land Use Policy 10:00 Challenges in Israel's Land Use Policy 20:00 Outdated Laws in Judea and Samaria 25:00 Illegal Construction and Annexat...

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib is a Middle East political analyst. He lives in the US but he has a large family in Gaza, where he spent parts of his youth. He has a master’s degree in intelligence studies from American Military University. He has written and contributed extensively to publications on Gaza’s affairs in U.S., Israeli, Jewish and Arab outlets. 00:00 Introduction 02:11 Life in Gaza 03:42 Concer...

Some words from the heart.

Nimrod Novick is Israel Policy Forum’s Israel fellow, a senior associate at the Economic Cooperation Foundation (ECF) and is a member of the Executive Committee at Commanders for Israel’s Security (CIS). Nimrod was a senior foreign policy advisor to Shimon Peres, and maintains close contacts with the Egyptian intelligence community, Jordanian security establishment, Palestinian political leadershi...

Roy Hadad is the head of business development for SelectMedia. He was called up for reserve duty after the October 7th attacks. He spent more than two months fighting in Gaza. 00:00 Reconnecting and Reflecting on the Past 00:39 Military Service in Israel 01:08 Anti-Terror Unit and Daily Operations 02:17 The Reality of Daily Operations 03:06 Uncertainty and Emotional Impact 04:48 Transitioning to C...

Lior Bensoussan is the cofounder of the Tel Aviv gym Humble Club. He was called up for reserve duty on October 7th and eventually spent nearly a month and a half fighting inside Gaza in Israel's war against Hamas. Lior's Instagram handle: lior.bensouss Episode timeline: 00:00 Introduction and Background 03:14 Joining the Army and Training 08:35 Entering Gaza and the Reality of War 30:04 Cr...

(Recorded before October 7) Yishai Fleisher is the international spokesman for the Jewish community in Hebron, and the host of the Yishai Fleisher Israel Podcast. He was also an adviser to Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel's minister of public security. Follow Yishai on X: @YishaiFleisher YouTube: @YishaiFleisherTV Instagram: yishaifleisher

Zachary Foster is a historian of Palestine. He got his PhD from Princeton. This episode was recorded before the Oct. 7 terrorist atrocities. Follow him on X: @_ZachFoster He writes a newsletter about Palestine: https://palestinenexus.com/

Jonathan Pollard spent nearly 30 years in American prisons after being convicted for spying for Israel. He now writes and speaks about geopolitics in various media channels, and is an investor and co-founder in a handful of technology companies.

Richard Kemp served nearly 30 years in the British military, including deployments in Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan. Since his retirement, he has been, among other things, a public advocate for the Israel Defense Forces and its moral standards in combat. We spoke about war in urban areas, the value that Israel's military and intelligence agencies provide to Western countries, human shields, IDF p...

My thoughts after the first day of the Israel-Gaza war in 2023

Jeremy Berkovits has worked as the Directors’ Representative of the American Colony hotel for many years.

Eli Paley is a businessman and social activist. He is the founder of the Mishpacha magazine, which caters to an ultra-Orthodox Jewish audience in Israel and abroad. He is also chairman of the Paley Family Foundation, which supports and promotes Torah centers and social initiatives in that community. Credit to Shirel Szarf of Mishpacha for producing this podcast. Link to Eli's writing: https://...

David Katz was born legally blind in the UK. Despite that limitation, he became a photojournalist at age 19, working at places like the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror. He moved to Israel in 2007. Two years later, he was the personal photographer of Benjamin Netanyahu as he was running for prime minister. He's held the same position for other senior Israeli politicians. Check out his life's wo...